An update to the latest version is – as always – highly recommended. For more details about this release please see below.

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geocoding provider usability optimizations and bugfixes

do not clear (existing) geocoding search results if (no more additional) results are found anymore

show 10 instead of 5 geocoding search results for Mapzen, Algolia and Photon@MapsMarker

do not switch to alternative geocoding provider if Google Geocoding returns no results

show detailed error message if MapQuest Geocoding failed

loading indicator for geocoding search was not shown on marker edit pages

PHP warnings if Photon@MapsMarker for APIs or importer is used and an empty address is given

new compatibility setting “maxZoom compatibility mode”

With this release we introduced a new compatibility setting which should help fix issues with incompatible themes, resulting in markers not displaying properly on (Google) basemaps. You finde this new settings at Settings / Misc / Compatibility Settings:

https is now also required on iOS/Safari 10+ for geolocation to work properly

Please be aware that since Apple release iOS 10, https for your website is now also required on Safari 10+ if you want to offer the geolocation feature to your visitors. See this post for more details.

Other changes and optimizations

removed MemCached support for importer and Stiphle rate limiting due to compatibility issues reported

Other bugfixes

bulk actions on “list all markers” and “list all layers” page could be broken since v2.8 (thx reeser!)

“add marker link” for layer center icon was broken after geocoding search result was selected on layer pages

fatal error on activation if another plugin also utilizes WP_Session_Utils-class (thx Jan-Willem!)

unneeded checked=”checked” output on import pages on backend

openpopup-links in list of markers after search did not work since v2.8 (thx Takeo!)

Maps Marker Pro could not be activated on PHP 5.2 installations (thx Clive!)

Known issues

Geolocation feature does not work anymore with Google Chrome 50+ unless your site is securely accessible via https

With Chrome 50 (and Safari 10) significant changes to the geolocation support were introduced by the related browser vendors: all applications requesting the current position of the user (not just for Maps Marker Pro´s geolocation feature) are only allowed anymore to retrieve the current position of the user if the site is setup to be delivered securely via https – users will see the following or a similar warning instead:

Update November 2016: since iOS 10 also Safari 10+ now requires https to support geolocation. The implementation is even more strict than with Google Chrome – geolocation will not work for example if there are mixed-content warnings on your site.

So if you need the Maps Marker Pro geolocation featue on your site, it is highly recommended to migrate your site to https. Some hosters already provide free https certificates from letsencrypt.org for example. For configurations needed within your WordPress site in order to configure it to support https, please have a look at tutorials like https://css-tricks.com/moving-to-https-on-wordpress/.

As https has more advantages for your site than just geolocation working again with Google Chrome 50+ and Safari 10+ (like securing the data integrity, sender authentication and user privacy as well as higher Google ranking as https is used as ranking signal), we strongly advise to switch your site to https only if you haven´t done so yet.

If you switched your site to https and still get a geolocation error (like “Geolocation error: user denied geolocation”), please check your device´s location settings if it is allowed for apps/web sites to retrieve the geolocation.

Translations updates

Thanks to many motivated contributors, this release includes the following updated translations:

Please note that translators are also compensated for their contribution – for example if a translation is finished less than 50%, the translator receives a free 25 licenses pack worth €249 as a compensation for completing the translation to 100%.

Outlook – plans for the next releases

Please understand that we are not able to promise any release dates for new features. The roadmap for major new features gives you an idea where Maps Marker Pro is heading – anyway we just want to keep the flexibility to add optimizations and bugfixes with rather unplanned minor releases resulting mostly from users feedback.

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How to download / update

The easiest way to update is to use the WordPress update process: login with an user who has admin privileges, navigate to Dashboard / Updates, select plugins to update and press the button “Update Plugins”. The pro plugin checks every 24 hours if a new version is available. You can also manually trigger the update check by going to Plugins and clicking on the link “Manually check for updates” next to “Maps Marker Pro”:

If you do not see the link “Check for updates” and are using a version below 1.7, please update manually once by downloading the current package from https://www.mapsmarker.com/download-pro and overwritting the existing plugin files on your server via FTP. This might be needed on several hosts, which use outdated SSL libraries, which prevent Maps Marker Pro from making a secure connection to retrieve the update package from mapsmarker.com. Pro v1.7 includes a workaround for those kind of servers and the following updates should work again as usual. If you are affected and need help, please open a support ticket.

Share your favorite spots and tracks with Maps Marker Pro, the most comprehensive geo-content management system for WordPress with a moral code. We never store your geolocation data and keep up with latest security standards. Start plotting right away and customize a multitude of features as you go. Happy mapping!